Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-26
Of which apply to the passenger traffic, and
he does not think the question, if raised at
ALL will be Of any serious difficulty.

Of which apply to the passenger traffic, and
he does not think the question, if raised al
all, will be Of any serious difficulty.
Referring to the assurances OF passes by
railroads, Mr.. Cullom said there was
nothing in the Interstate commerce act
to prevent railroads from paying transpor'
tation for services rendered by newspapers
or other business people. IT would De
perfectly proper, he thought, for railI Dads
to keep an account of the advertising
they received or services rendered
them, and to pay for such benefits
in passes, if the parties on the other side
were willing to accept them
The great object achieved by the passage
OF the Inter State Commerce bill, Mr.. .Cullom
said, was the assertion of the power of the
national government to regulate internal
affairs. For years and years, and even
during the war; when such legislation
WAS OF VITAL IMPORTANCE,
the advocates of the doctrine of States
rights had been able in the interests of cor
perations to prevent the enactment of any
laws interfering with the railroad monopo-
lies. There were many things in the bill
which Senator Cullom did not approve Of
but he accepted what he could get to vindi-
cate and establish this one grand feature.
When the Inter State Commerce Commits
sion travelled through the country and in
vitsd representatives of the railroads to
come forw ard and give their views on the
points OF the proposed measure, there was
but few responses. In fact. the railroad
men appeared to be Indifferent upon the
subject and thought the question. which
had been q football for twenty or twenty
five years past, was still the play of poll
ticians and unworthy of their serious at
tention.
IT, - %ho 49,, A.. LIN ,v,,& :,4o .o,fo,
ence the railroads did not dream that it
would become law. and even after it had
been referred they were confident there
could be no agreement. But after the con-
ference reported the bill there was e. howl
from all directions protesting against the
passage of the bill before objections to its
provisions
COULD BE HEARD.
The appointment OF the Interstate COM
mission Mr.. Cullom knew nothing about,
except that it seemed to be agreed on all
hands that Morrison, from Illinois, was to
be appointed one OF the members.
The provisions of the bill were, the sena-
tor said, somewhat experimental, and if
any serious defects are discovered they can
be remedied by amendments. In a jocular
manner Senator Cullom said that he did
not intend to be behind hand in getting up
PRESIDENTIAL OOOm, ana ne lnUendeQ TO
start out at an early day on his own hook.
As he was not rich enough to travel ON the
cars and pay his railroad fare, he pro-
posed to take southern trip with team
and blackboard. This he thought would
be very popular for one of the authors OF
the inter state commerce bill.
The most bitter opponent OF the bill that
Senator Cullom encountered before it be-
came law by the Presidents signature
was, he says, his wife. She asked him after
it had gone to the White House, and when
a number of people called at his rooms to
talk with him
ABOUT THE MEASURE
If it was true as she had heard that the bill
would interfere with the issuing of passes.
He replied that it would. whereupon Mrs.
Cullom said with great warmth that she
hoped the President would veto it,"